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devil-may-care

adjective
 
 
/ˌdev.əl.meɪˈkeər/ US  /-ˈker/

Definition

not considering or worrying about the results of your actions: He has a rather devil-may-care attitude to his studies.Doing things without fear or proper thought
(Definition of devil-may-care adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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